Cedrelinga

Cedrelinga
	Trunk of Cedrelinga cateniformis.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoideae
Genus:	Cedrelinga; Ducke
Species:	C. cateniformis
Binomial name
	Cedrelinga cateniformis; (Ducke) Ducke[1]
Synonyms
	Cedrelinga catenaeformis (Ducke) Ducke; Piptadenia cateniformis Ducke; Pithecellobium cateniformis (Ducke) L. Cárdenas;

Cedrelinga is a genus of trees in the legume family, Fabaceae.[2] The only accepted species is Cedrelinga cateniformis, called tornillo or cedrorana, which is native to South America.[2] It is occasionally harvested for its straight-grained timber.

References

Archivos do Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro 3:70, estampa 6. 1922 "catenaeformis"
Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 115. ISBN 9780123969545.

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[1] Archivos do Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro 3:70, estampa 6. 1922 "catenaeformis"

[:0-2] Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 115. ISBN 9780123969545.